Report of Society of St. Vincent De Paul (S.S.V.P)

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The Society of St. Vincent De Paul is an International Organisation started by blessed Frederic Ozanan. St. Vincent dedicated himself to the poor and is known as the ‘Great apostle of Charity’. In St. Sebastian’s Church this Conference of SSVP was started in the year 1997. Presently there are 18 members in the Conference.

I would like to place before you some of the activities carried out by our members. We visit St. Joseph’s Home at Quepem, Jyoti Bhavan at Balli, both run by Mother Teresa’s nuns. Sometimes some benefactors donate some money in remembrance of their deceased family members and ask us to give food for the inmates. So we give lunch for these inmates.

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Youth – what do they really want?

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Open up our daily newspaper and what do we read? It’s all about politicians, violence and catastrophes.  Is this what we really want to read? The media plays a very important role in our lives. I would say we are greatly influenced by it. How we mould our youngsters is important as they will be tomorrow’s future generation.

The use of gadgets, especially smart phones and tablets, is increasingly growing among the youth. Our future generation is showing the true meaning of being ‘technologically savvy’. The obsession for phones is such, that most teenagers use their phones while in bed.  Late night phone use directly contributes to poor sleep habits, which over time leads to decline in overall well-being and mental health. So the more you sit in bed and watch TV, play with your tablet, phone and have your phone beeping at 3 in the morning, all these things affect your sleep pattern and will give the person poor quality sleep. It’s a growing issue with teenagers, adolescents and the young. It’s going to affect their attitude, their cognitive skills, concentrations skills, and their moodiness during the day.

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Rotary Rain Run

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This run is organized every year since 2016 by the Rotary Club of Porvorim. It is a major fund raising event to support the Flagship Community Service Activity of the Rotary Club of Porvorim – “The Prakash Cancer Aid Project” and the entire fund goes to this project.
The Prakash Cancer Aid Project is directed towards prevention and treatment of cancer in women. The three major cancers targeted are breast cancer, cervical cancer and ovarian tumors.

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SEBASTIAN SCHOOL REPORT

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  1. World No Tobacco Day: It was observed in the school on 9th June 2017. Teacher Reema explained to the students the harmful effect of smoking and different diseases caused due to smoking particularly cancer.
  2. Feast of St. Anthony: It was celebrated on 13th After the assembly a talk was given by the Administrator on St. Anthony. A picture of St. Anthony was shown. She stressed on his deep faith in Jesus and the importance of lily flower and the bible.
  3. Inaugural Mass: It was held on 17th The mass was celebrated by Fr. Gregorio Cruz. He welcomed the students and blessed them and the teachers. The student’s choir was well trained for the Mass.

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St. Sebastian Youth Association ‘Inaugural Mass’

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St. Sebastian Youth Association ‘Inaugural Mass’

The St. Sebastian Youth Association’s Inaugural Mass was held on the 1st Sunday of July, i.e. 2nd July 2017. The 8:45am mass was celebrated as the Youth Associations Inaugural Mass. It marked the beginning of youth association’s annual activities for the year 2017-2018. It was pleasing to see lot of youth present for the Eucharistic celebration. There was a perfect blend of new, young and existing youth members. We were delighted to welcome the junior youth members into our association. Mr. Fenzier Gomes, the president of the St. Sebastian Youth Association was incharge of organizing the liturgy and other arrangements for the inaugural mass. Fr. Gregory Cruz was the main celebrant. Read more

St. Sebastian Sports Club

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St. Sebastian Sports Club

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is a proverb. It implies that without time off from daily routine, a person becomes both bored and boring. St Sebastian Sports Club aims at inculcating the importance of outdoor sports in this fast paced life of ours and making our life more interesting.

After a successful tenure of three years, a new committee was elected. A smooth transitional hand over was carried out between the old and new committees. It was also an honour to the new committee in welcoming the new parish priest as the chairperson of the club. Read more

Report on “Evening with Jesus”

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When two or three are gathered in my name there am I in their midst. MT 18:20.

On 6th July 2017, the Catechists with Fr. Gregory Cruz our Assistant Parish Priest, gathered in the Church at 6:30pm to spend the evening with Jesus.

The theme of the Holy Hour was “Aminch Bhavartache Nomunne Zaum-ia”. It focused on the new catechetical year 2017 – 2018.

The evening started with a brief introduction followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, acknowledging the presence of Our Lord Jesus amongst us. We read and reflected on the word of God and implored God’s blessings on us and the catechism children and their families. We concluded with the final blessing by Fr. Gregory.

Fatima Fernandes